US Navy protected cruisers 1883-1918. (2023)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Brian Lane Herder ; illustrated by Paul Wright.
• Authors: Herder, Brian Lane, 1981-
• Other Names: (Maritime studies lecturer) Wright, Paul illustrator.
• Contents: INTRODUCTION DEVELOPMENT USN protected cruiser hull numbers, classification and renamingsDESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION Propulsion Protection WeaponsTHE ABC CRUISERS 1886–89 Atlanta-class (1886) USS Chicago (1889)SECOND-GENERATION CRUISERS 1889–91 USS Newark C-1 (1891) USS Charleston C-2 (1889) USS Baltimore C-3 (1890) USS Philadelphia C-4 (1890) USS San Francisco C-5 (1890)FAST CRUISERS 1894–95 USS Olympia C-6 (1895) Columbia-class (1894)OPERATIONAL HISTORY The Squadron of Evolution The Spanish–American War, 1898 Actions in the Atlantic and Caribbean Final operations 1899–1923 The preserved OlympiaCONCLUSION SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX.
• Publisher Details: Oxford : Osprey Publishing
• Publication Date: 2023
• Extent: 1 online resource (48 pages), illustrations (colour)
• Subjects: 623.8253; Cruisers (Warships) -- United States -- History -- 19th century; Cruisers (Warships) -- United States -- History -- 20th century
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781472857026
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